The condoms were made in a factory in Hunan province and are believed to have been sold nationwide under a variety of names, including those of well-known makers such as Jissbon and Durex, the China Youth Daily said.
Police have detained suspect manufacturer Li Anping, who allegedly bought condoms wholesale, added an unknown lubricant and crudely packaged them without sterilizing the product, the report said.
So happy hunting, everyone! The condoms are just like Willy Wonka's Golden Tickets, only there's 2 million of them and they spread STDs and unwanted pregnancies.
Hunt on for two million unsafe condoms [ABC News]
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(Thanks, LadySiren!)
Exactly right.
]]>@Ursus Maritimus: HAHAHAHA. Clever
]]>Even if it is only once a month...
]]>(Sorry, my inner-highschooler just had to!)
]]>@econobiker: Wow, your grandmother and her cronies really played with people's lives. Not funny at all.
]]>I chuckled.
]]>Put another way, if a store usually sells Durex condoms that it buys from Durex, we needn't worry, right?
]]>@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: Dude, get the mirena. Honestly. I never realised how miserable I was with the pill until I was off it and I swore never again would I deal with that. Mirena has been absolutely awesome. Between that and my crappy ovaries it'd be some miracle baby if it ever happened.
The first couple weeks with the IUD sucked, and insertion was pretty awful, but since then? oh heck yes.
]]>@Burning pakalolo not even noticing the weather: Been so long since I've seen C U Next Tuesday!
]]>Of course, there's the whole STD that goes around by people who are not careful or don't care (aka evil).
]]>@reuvenb: True, but that depends more on how much of the vas tubes were removed during the original vasectomy, and how much scar tissue formed - choosing a good doctor/surgeon to do the original vasectomy has an effect on the odds of reversal. You probably will find vasectomy reversals have a higher rate of success than reversal of the rather permanent tubal ligation, for instance.
Also note that you could still have sperm removed and implanted if the reversal didn't work, although there are percentages with procedures like that as well.
]]>I bet WalMart is upset that their new house brand condoms got "snagged" before it hit US Shelves. Would have went perfect with the $25 pregnancy tests at the WallyWorld clinics.
]]>I find it funny that the people who are most likely to call Obama a communist are the LEAST likely to be willing to put trade sanctions on communist China for crap like this.
]]>Before anyone @shepd: seriously, Kimono microthin, made in Japan. Best ever.
]]>The 10 year IUD device (copper) is called Para guard.
]]>Nah, just for use in-between babies (About the only time a faulty condom isn't a big deal). Wife needs some recovery time. :D
]]>@theblackdog_FeelingRandom: does "wondered why" translate to "so fucking excited", because if not I have a problem with that statement.
]]>@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: not enough though, not enough.
]]>@squinko: Agreed - it's less invasive, has fewer potential side-effects, and can be reversed later in life if you both choose to try for children. Unless there's something wrong with your innards, I would say make him do it. Insurance is also likely to cover it, as it's far cheaper than their coverage of contraceptive devices (or children).
]]>More to the topic at hand, I've wondered who buys the dollar store condoms.
]]>@HIV 2 Elway: I've been using this method plus fertility awareness for years without any pregnancy scares. I wouldn't recommend it unless you trust your partner and STDs aren't an issue, but it does work.
]]>Also, he should be the one getting the operation, not you. It's easier for men, less intrusive, costs less, less side effects, etc. I believe more insurances cover a vasectomy than a tubal anyway.
]]>And then the condoms will be recycled into womens hair bands...
My late, paternal grandmother worked in factories most of her life, mostly silk spinning mills in Paterson,NJ but then during WWII some of these were converted to other production needs due to the lack of silk from Japan /China /Far East. One of the funniest things I have ever heard was her telling of working at a condom factory during the war and that she and some coworkers sometimes "hat pinned" condoms as "jokes". Obviously the quality control back then was not what it is today... And even funnier was her telling this as an aged 70's widow and that my father had never even heard the story... Somewhere out there are wartime babies due to her and her coworkers...
]]>I wondered why some of those condoms I had did not have a serial number on them.
]]>it's lead
]]>@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: Whoa girl, get off that shit. [en.wikipedia.org]
]]>How did they pound the lead sheets so thin as to be able to pass them off as condoms?
]]>Finding an item not made in China on that site would be like finding "Made in the USA" clothing in WalMart. :)
]]>One of the reasons I use the pump, pull, and pray form of birth control. Nearly 5% effective too!
]]>I thought that made in india was bad enough O_o
]]>No, seriously, 100 balloons about to hit the trash unless someone else wants them.
Yes, I had a good reason to buy them. But if they're going to be unsafe apart from the possibility of not working, they're no good. :(
]]>Good thing all of my Chinese condoms are older than this scandal!
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